Area Sales Manager

Summary

Join Marshalls plc, the UK’s leading hard landscaping supplier, as an Area Sales Manager covering SY, SA, LD, HR, WR, CF, NP, and GL. This home-based role demands developing key merchant relationships, domestic installers, and house builders. You will be responsible for your sales and profitability budget, implementing your business plan, and collaborating with colleagues to identify new business opportunities. Success hinges on strong relationship management, market trend awareness, and initiative. This is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career within an industry-leading company that encourages new ideas and offers significant growth potential.

Requirements

• Knowledge and experience of products to key merchants, domestic installers and relevant house builders
• At least 12 months of successful track record, including major project and account management
• Demonstrated ability to develop long-term relationships with both customers and colleagues
• Self-motivated, dynamic, and driven
• Confident working independently
• Presentable, credible, and reliable
• Possession of a driving license and ability to commute within the patch (home-based role)

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commercial drive and passion, taking full responsibility for your sales and profitability budget
• Own and implement your business plan
• Work with colleagues to identify new business opportunities
• Collaborate with other business functions and work closely with the commercial sales team and internal sales developers to secure new business
• Plan your time effectively based on market trends and competitor activity
• Work closely with your Divisional Trading Manager to formulate plans
• Establish regular business reviews with identified merchant branches in the area
• Encourage mutually profitable working relationships through lead sharing, training, and joint initiatives to increase direct-to-site sales and commitment for a full range of domestic products stocked in yard
• Challenge expectations and showcase entrepreneurial skills

Benefits

• Company Car
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays
• Development opportunities
• 34 days per annum or the equivalent in hours (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay and leave
• 5% employer matched pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on Marshalls and Marley products
• Retailer discounts
• Marshalls Wellbeing Centre – move, money & mind
• Share purchase scheme
• Life assurance